On-Line Application FAQS

Here you will find common questions we receive about CDTA’s on-line applications and Tips and Shortcuts about filling out applications on line. Please if you have any comments or further questions not covered here do not hesitate to contact:

After your application has been submitted, it will be reviewed by the CDTA Human Resources Department. If your credentials meet our needs we will contact you for an interview. Please do not call us to check on your application. If we are interested, we will contact you directly.

Your application is considered active for a period of one year. If after one year, you have not been contacted by us, and if you still wish to be considered for employment, you should complete another application.

The application is validated before it is submitted. If the application did not go through this usually indicates that the validation failed and there are errors in the application. An error can either be missing information or that one of the fields was not understood like a date. If you scroll to the top of the application you should see the Errors list in Red. It will look something like this:

The following is a list of common issues that can occur and how to correct them.

Missing Required Fields:

There are many fields within the application that are required to ensure that these are all filled out. Here is a list of required fields.

Contact Information

Last Name

First Name

Address

City

State

Zip Code

Home Phone

Social Security Number

Special Qualifications

Years of Driving Experience

Drivers License Class

Work History

Current Employer (at least one reference is required)

Start Date

City

State

Job Title

Reason for Leaving

There are also many fields within the application that need to be in a specific format. Here is a list of the types of fields and examples of how it should be formatted.

Dates

All dates must be in the format MM/DD/YYYY, for example 01/01/2010. If you do know the exact day of then simply use the first day of the month.

Phone Numbers

All phone numbers must in the format include the area code and be in the format ###-###-####, for example 518-123-4567.

Dollar Amounts (Salary)

All dollar amounts should be in the format ##.##, for example 19.50. If you are entering a Salary only enter in the dollar amount, do not include things like “per hour or /hr” with the dollar amount.

After you submit an application to CDTA you have the ability to log back into the site and apply for more open job opportunities without having to fill out another application. Follow the instructions below to log on to the site and "Apply" for another job opportunity using your existing application.

How do I log on to the site to apply for another position or update my application?

Once you have logged into the site (see the question above for information on how to do this) you can now update your application or apply for other positions. To do this click on the “Applicant Profile” menu option on the left hand side, see the image below for where this is.

From this page you will then be able to update your information. Click on the section of the application you would like to change, this includes General Information, Eligibility and Status, Education, Work History, Skills, Certifications and Licenses, References, Attachments and Custom Codes. A change link will be next to the information you can edit see the image below for an example.

From this page you can also apply for other open position at CDTA; scroll to the bottom of page. You will see a listing of current job opportunities and an "Apply" link will be listed next to positions you have not applied for previously.